The Clivia cannot be divided directly, at least you should not take the root ball apart in order to then have two Clivias. After flowering, however, it produces independent daughter plants that you can easily separate.
How do you divide a clivia plant?
Dividing Clivia is possible by separating daughter plants (kindel) after flowering that are at least 20 cm tall and half the size of the mother plant. Carefully separate the child with a clean knife or break it off and plant it in regular potting soil or a soil-sand mixture.
When can I separate the daughter plants?
Wait to divide the mother and daughter plants until the offshoot is at least 20 to 25 centimeters tall. Then it begins to form its own roots. As a rule of thumb, the child should be about half the size of the mother plant.
If you want to cut this kindel off, then be sure to use a clean and sharp knife. You can also carefully break off the offshoot. You should also be careful so that you do not injure the plant and the offshoot.
How do I plant and care for the offshoot?
Place the daughter plant in a pot with standard potting soil. To improve the permeability of the soil, perhaps add a little sand. If you have separated several children, it is best to plant them individually. The delicate roots could be injured when repotting later. The young plants remain in their pot until the roots grow out of the soil.
Root formation works best in moist but not wet substrate. If it starts to smell unpleasant, then the roots are probably rotting and a quick repotting is necessary. Therefore, always water your young clivias only when the substrate is a little dry and then not too much.
It can take another two to three years until the first flowering occurs. During this time, treat the young clivia more and more like an adult plant. After a while, water abundantly in the summer months and only slightly in the winter. Then the plant hibernates and should not be fertilized.
Tips for dividing clivia:
- do not divide the root ball
- Carefully separate the child
- carefully cut or break
- Daughter plants should be at least 20 cm tall
- plant in normal potting soil or a soil-sand mixture
- water only moderately for now
Tip
By separating daughter plants, you can get new, attractive clivia relatively quickly.
